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10 Daily Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Health

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4. Always being on a diet

"Everyone is born with the innate ability to feed themselves," says Tara Miller, a holistic nutritionist and an intuitive eating coach in Toronto. "We feel like when we're not on a diet, everything is going to go wrong." Many people are so used to following a diet that they no longer know how to manage their hunger cues. "It just takes practice," she says. Tune into your hunger cues and try eating when you're hungry and until you're comfortably full. Worried that you'll go overboard? Trust yourself. "By giving yourself the freedom to eat as you please and really listening to your body, there is a lack of rebellion," she explains. Here are some more ways to give up dieting for good.

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5. Ignoring finances

Canadians ranked money as their greatest stress, according to a recent survey. "When you don't feel like your money is under control, you feel constant anxiety and stress about the future," says Shannon Lee Simmons, founder of the New School of Finance. To regain control, make one small goal, like paying down a percentage of your credit card debt, recommends Simmons. For more tips on money, check out these strategies for making investing less stressful.

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6. Overeating at night

Late-night snacking is associated with obesity, diabetes and even heart disease. "Clients will say 'I had a smoothie for lunch and I don't know why I ate a bag of chips for dinner,'" says Miller. Often, a late-night snack attack can happen because you're not eating enough satisfying food throughout the day or allowing yourself the flexibility to eat foods you enjoy (like carbs), so you end up rebelling when your self-control reserves are all used up, explains Miller. Nosh on nutritious yet filling foods, such as avocado toast, earlier in the day to help curb cravings at night.